"don't You Dare Call Your Plication A Sleeve!"

[Ihave6kids 29]

Basically that's what I was told by someone that had a sleeve. In posts that I have made on another forum, I have referred to my surgery as the sleeve or plication. I do that simply because not everyone has heard of the plication but they have heard of the sleeve. Wow! Some people sure are sensitive. Does it really matter what I call it? I know they are different surgeries but with the same outcome.

[tobethin30 89]

It is crazy the way people act, in the long run we are all on the same journey. So I say get over yourself lol!

[Kika79 64]

People are a bit sensitive.. I've noticed that not all Bariatric websites are not as supportive as this one. People are ignorant and want to judge us for not having what they call "real" weight loss surgery. The sleeve patients loose weight much faster than we will but at the end of the day it's not only about Loosing it's about maintaining the weight off.

It doesn't matter how we get there as long as we do!!! Leave them with thief loose skins while we look fab. LOL

Good luck!!

[mybaby 5]

Can someone please tell me what the difference is between the sleeve and the sleeve plication? I am so confused!

[tobethin30 89]

The sleeve is when they cut out about 80% of you stomach and the plication they fold your stomach and stitch it

[mybaby 5]

thank you tobethin30

[Chevron 49]

I had always called it gastric plication, sometimes gastric imbrication. My doc always called it gastric sleeve plication. I think though that is partly so that people understand what it is - it makes a skinny sleeve stomach but there's something else - the plication.

[dionysus69 29]

they create a "sleeve" so we are on the same journey!!